Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge

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1 P Tittitioner From the Chapter P Directors August 2013 Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge POSUM KINGDOM DAM Ride For Sale Sponsors Moonlight Fun Run-M TX District Inside this issue: 2 3 4, Chapter P was granted Chapter status in We had a ride on a Saturday morning in July to Strawn, Tx and was told it was a blast. I could not make that ride, job would not allow it. We have cancelled 2 upcoming rides, one to Texas Ranger Museum in Waco, Tx also the ride to Palo Duro Canyon and on to Amarillo, both of these rides will be rescheduled to a later date, when it gets a little cooler. We had a great turn out to our July meeting on July 12th and the Ice Cream Social on the 26th was also a great turn out. If anyone has some ideas for get together during the HOT months, please let me know! I want to end by saying thanks to the staff and volunteers that make this chapter what it is!!!!!!!! Chapter P Director s / Gary & Becky Wheatley Help! Send me your pictures and stories of your rides and trips. We need them to make the newsletter more interesting. Try to get them to me via e -mail: joe.jean.r2009@gmail.com-by the end of each month. TX Participants are dedicated to the GWRRA motto: Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge". Chapter P meets on 2nd Thursday of each month at Spring Creek BBQ on Hwy 377 in Granbury, TX. Chapter Directors garyw@century21shooks. com Assistant Directors: Vern & Kathy Williamwilliam2857@aol.com Don Walker Chapter Treasurer: Ray Lusby & Barbara Russell brussell28@yahoo.com Safety / Educator: Brian Handleson bchandlson@sbcgobal.net Membership Enhancement Coordinators: Bob & Connie Whan bwhan55@yahoo.com Couple of the Year: Bob & Connie Whan Ride Coordinators': JB Wilson jbwilson@embarqmail.com Paul Lustenhower Newsletter Editors: Joe & Jean Jonesjoe.jean.r2009@yahoo.com Web Master: Brian Neal

2 Brian Handleson Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge Riding Strategies Five Key Points to Safe Riding Assume you are invisible to other drivers. Don t ever assume another driver knows you re there. Adhere to the attitude that no one else on the road is concerned with your personal safety. Learn to use a riding strategy like SEE (search, evaluate, execute) to manage the roadway and traffic. You can learn SEE in a basic or advanced training course. Look where you want to go. It s called visual directional control. Keep your head and eyes oriented 3-4 seconds ahead of you when cornering. You can get instruction and practice in this technique in a basic or advanced training course. In an emergency, do not stare at the guardrail, the gravel shoulder or the oncoming car chances are you ll hit whatever you re trying to avoid. (The term for this is target fixation.) Counter-steer. Use precise inputs to the handgrips, not body lean, to lean the motorcycle. When you countersteer, you initially turn the handlebars in the opposite direction you think you should. Press forward on the right handgrip, the bike leans right. Press forward on the left handgrip, the bike leans left. (Note: countersteering is not how you turn a motorcycle; it s how you lean a motorcycle.) You can learn to use this technique in a controlled setting by taking a basic or advanced training course. Use both brakes. Your front brake provides 70 percent or more of your stopping power in an emergency. Squeeze, do not grab, the front brake, and keep squeezing, increasing the squeezing pressure until you ve slowed sufficiently or stopped. Untrained riders are often afraid to use the front brake, for fear of flipping over. Trained riders know better. You can learn how to use your front brake for maximum braking in a basic or advanced training course. Minnesota DPS Crater Lake, Page 2 Oregon P Tittitioner

3 . POSUM KINGDOM DAM Ride J. B. our ride coordinator for Chapter P put a ride together for Possum Kingdom Lake and Dam this past Saturday. We met in Granbury at Starbucks. There were 4 trikes and 1 bike. We sat around and had good fellowship with every one we didn t leave there until 9:15 to make sure we didn t leave anyone behind. Those who went were J. B., Eddie, Malcolm and Lavona, Vern and Kathy, Ray and Barb. Eddie led the ride and stayed under the speed limit so everyone could look and see all of the beautiful scenery. Thanks Eddie for taking your time and thinking of everyone even though you wanted to take the curves a lot faster than what the rest of us wanted. J. B. was the gunner. We stopped in Palo Pinto for coffee, pie or donuts. Then we went on to Possum Kingdom Dam. It was a beautiful ride. The weather cooperated with us and so we had a nice cool pleasant ride. We then left and headed for Strawn for lunch at Mary s. What a wonderful place to eat, more than enough food on one plate for two people. After eating everyone decided it was time to head for home so we all said our good bye s and headed for home. Ray and I got home around 2:30 and it was just starting to get hot. Thank you J. B. for the wonderful day. Barbara

4 For Sale 2000 Goldwing with a 2002 Lehman conversion. 50,000 miles and loaded. Competitive price. May be seen at Eddie Hills Fun Cycles-Wichita Falls, TX Goldwing For Sale For sale-owner Bob Beckman-1988, 1500 Goldwing with all of the extras and it has 88,000 miles on it. Asking price is $5, Call Gary Wheatley if you are interested. Cell: Granbury,Tx. Want Ad Wanted: Looking for a Trike Dennis Watters dwatters@flash.net

5 For Sale 1999 Honda Valkyrie Interstate 66K Corbin seat W/ backrest, radio, tires 4o to 50 % or better, 500 miles on last service, lots of chrome goodies, rear spines just lubed, one full cover, one half cover, one ¾ helmet with boom and speakers, one Shorty helmet. Has normal wear but really clean. 5 qt. Honda oil and filter go with it. This bike is ready to go anywhere. Rides great and runs like a Valkyrie. $7, Call Brad Brockway or brockwaybrad@yahoo.com

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7 Sponsors Wear your vest or chapter colors to the monthly gathering and receive your non alcoholic beverages free! Compliments of the good folks at Spring Creek, Granbury, TX. GWRRA Chapter P Meets at Spring Creek Barbeque In Granbury, TX 2nd Thursday of Each month

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9 Bradand anddeanna DeannaMohon Mohon Brad 1451 E. Pearl St. Granbury, TX (817) Dutch Wilkinson

10 Bob Whan General MANAGER

11 Brent A. Gough Financial Advisor 313 FM 1187 North Aledo, TX Bus: (817) Cell: (817) TF: (888) Fax:: (888)

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13 REGISTRATION: $15.00 / PERSON NO ALCOHOL Allowed GWRRA CHAPTER M Presents the 11th Annual MOONLIGHT FUN RUN August 17, 2013 Rain Date - August 24, 2013 Lowes PARKING LOT I-35W Alsbury Blvd. exit, Burleson, TX OPEN TO ALL RIDERS Registration 7:00PM First Bike Out 8:15PM Last Bike Out 9:15PM Last Bike In 11:15PM PRIZES TO BE AWARDED AT 11:30 PM FIRST PRIZE - $300 CASH SECOND PRIZE - $200 CASH THIRD PRIZE - $100 CASH GOOD ROADS LOTS OF DOOR PRIZES ICED BOTTLED WATER CONTACT: Ken Johnson RIDER: GWR- RA#: PASSENGER: GWR- RA#: ADDRESS: CITY/ST: ZIP: CHAPTER or CLUB: To pre-register, mail this form to Craig Watkins 404 Goodnight Trail, Justin, TX Make Checks payable to: GWRRA Chapter M. Participants agree not to hold GWRRA or Chapter M, it s members, or sponsors, responsible for injury, damage, or loss to any person, vehicle or belongings, before, during, or after the event.

14 Texas District GWRRA-Chapter P We re on the web! wingsofgranbury.com GWRRA Friends, Fun, Safety and Knowledge Operations District Directors David & Christine Vidrine Assistant District Directors Treasurer Diane Shults Entertainment Coordinator Kenny Shults Vendor Coordinator open Leadership Training Leadership Trainer OPEN Membership Enhancement Coordinators Jim & Alvalin Woodui GWRRA Chapter M Moonlight Fun Run August 17, 2013 Registration at 7:00 PM Lowe s I-35 So.@ Alsbury Blvd. Exit Burleson, TX Ding 2013Kansas State Convention September 13-15, 2013 Abilene, KS Oklahoma District Convention October 3-5, 2013 Visit Website: mestead.com Events.August 2013 Chapter P Bike Rides??? Need some ideas for Hot days rides. Moonlight fun Run Aug 17, Couple of the Year Mike & Robin Thacker Couple of the Year Coordinators Dave & Jean Simmons Newsletter Editor Christina Vidrine Webmaster Tom & Diane Spraque District Website JB will reschedule the rides to Texas Ranger Museum in Waco, TX and the ride to Palo Duro Canyon/ Amarillo. Be looking for those and join the fun.